Ali Omar
About Ali Omar
Ali Omar is a medical doctor turned entrepreneur and angel investor based in Helsinki, Finland. PitchBook describes him as a co-founder of Med Group (Onni Terveys), which it says grew from zero to €100m in revenue in ten years with venture capital and private equity backing, and was sold in 2018 to Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy and Colosseum Dental Group.
PitchBook lists him as a Partner at Founders' Edge, a past advisor to GoalProfit and a past board member at MVision and Fiksuvuokraus.fi. A profile on me.sh lists him as a co-founder of Caleido.io. His X bio says he was named Business Angel of the Year 2019 in Finland.
His X bio currently reads 45+ startups and 8 exits. Older profiles show lower counts: Signal by NFX lists 30+ startups and 5 exits. Signal records 52 investments in total, while PitchBook lists 33.
Recorded deals include Inscripta (seed, May 2021), Alvar Pet (seed rounds in 2020 and 2021), Builderhead (pre-seed 2021, seed 2022), GoalProfit (pre-seed, March 2022) and Themo (March 2024).
On the Lounge deals desk, Ali Omar appears as a lead investor in the Retailgrid pre-seed round of €358K, reported in May 2026. Tech.eu says the round was led by Finnish B2B SaaS investors Ali Omar, Henry Nilert and Pekka Ylitalo, with participation from Innovestor Angel CoFund.
Retailgrid is a Helsinki startup building an AI-powered workbook for retail pricing, assortment planning and forecasting. It targets mid-market retailers and FMCG companies. The funding is meant to support platform development, European expansion and team growth.
He has also posted publicly about automation, AI and robotics driving social change. We found no other AI-specific deals in the sources we checked.
The sources point to B2B SaaS and enterprise software at pre-seed, seed and Series A, mostly in Finland. Nordic9 reports his deals are mainly in Finland and in software services. Signal ranks him in SaaS and enterprise applications at pre-seed, seed and Series A.
Signal lists an investment range of $5K to $50K with a sweet spot of $25K. This comes from a third-party profile, not a statement by him, so confirm it with him directly. PitchBook says he applies his experience in regulated markets to mentoring and investing in B2B SaaS companies. We did not find a public statement from him on what he looks for in founders.
- Retailgrid: AI-powered retail pricing, assortment and forecasting platform; co-led the €358K pre-seed in May 2026.
- Inscripta: seed round, May 2021, per Signal and Tracxn.
- Alvar Pet: seed rounds in 2020 and 2021, per Signal.
- Builderhead: pre-seed in 2021 and seed in January 2022, per Signal.
- GoalProfit: pre-seed, March 2022; he later served as an advisor, per PitchBook.
- Themo: Estonian-Finnish smart thermostat company; invested in its March 2024 round.
- tech.eu/2026/05/19/retailgrid-targets-retail-spreadsheets-with-eur358k
- app.dealroom.co/news/feed/retailgrid-raises-405-000-to-replace-retail-
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/229902-58
- signal.nfx.com/investors/ali-omar
- twitter.com/aliomarFIN
- nordic9.com/companies/ali-omar-investor4194315025
- me.sh/profile/ali-omar
- tracxn.com/d/people/ali-omar/__itOsaa8FXFYZauJz061Jq6fADGiUb_oxoVtC1mN
Investing activity
Ali Omar appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $403K. The most recent is Retailgrid (Pre-seed, €358K, May 2026).
Ali Omar most often invests alongside Henry Nilert, Pekka Ylitalo and Innovestor Angel CoFund, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ali Omar
Does Ali Omar invest in AI startups?
Yes. He co-led the €358K pre-seed round in Retailgrid, an AI-powered retail pricing and forecasting platform, in May 2026. Most of his earlier recorded deals are B2B SaaS and software.
What check size does Ali Omar write?
He has not stated a check size publicly in the sources we found. Signal by NFX lists a range of $5K to $50K with a $25K sweet spot, but founders should confirm this with him.
What stage does Ali Omar invest in?
His recorded deals are mostly pre-seed and seed, and Signal also ranks him for Series A. Retailgrid was a pre-seed round.
Where is Ali Omar based and does he invest outside Finland?
He is based in Helsinki. Nordic9 and Tracxn show most of his investments in Finland, with Themo, an Estonian-Finnish company, as one exception.
What is Ali Omar's background?
He is a medical doctor and a co-founder of Med Group (Onni Terveys), later sold in 2018. He has since become an angel investor and a Partner at Founders' Edge, and was named Business Angel of the Year 2019 in Finland.
How can founders contact Ali Omar?
He is on X as @aliomarFIN and lists aliomar.fi as his website. He also has a LinkedIn profile.
Is Ali Omar an angel investor?
Yes. Ali Omar invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Ali Omar invested in?
Ali Omar's AI investments include Retailgrid. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Ali Omar invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Ali Omar has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $403K. Ali Omar led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Ali Omar co-invest with?
Ali Omar's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Henry Nilert (1 deal), Pekka Ylitalo (1 deal) and Innovestor Angel CoFund (1 deal).